The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-08-11
new ENGLAND NEWS.

The latest Burgess sloop, the Volunteer,
wins the Goelet cup for sloops of Newport,
Mayhower second, Puritan third. Schooner
Yacht Sachem wins the Goelet cup for
schooners.
The Bay State Social Club had picnic
at Woodland Grove, near Lake Quinsiga-
uiond, Iawlessness and disorder carried the
day. Free fights were frequent When it
came time TO return home there were 80 or
40 men lying around the grounds in all stages
of intoxicatlon.
Albert Eddy of North Adams, Mass, has
been arrested on charge of felonious assault
ON his daughter, aged IA, The girl sad that
the crime was committed July II while she
and her father were berrying; that she re-
turned home and told her mother, who
threatened TO expose her husband, unless he
left home within an hour. Eddy left. In
the meantime, the facts had reached the ears
of the officers, who arrested Eddy as soon as
he returned Eddy has wife and five chill
dren,
A teamster employed in drawing wire be-
tween the two factories of the Washburn Il
Moen Manufacturing Co, of Worcester, fell
from his seat and one of the wheels of the
heavy wagon, which was loaded with six tons
of wire passed over his chest, killing him in
stantly,
The late FIR. Murphy of Fall River, left
very little of his abundant property TO the
church, which causes much comment.
The Volunteer led the whole fleet Of New
York club boats into Newport from New
London. She beat the Puritan I'm. 2ls,,
Atlantic 9m 45s. and Mayflower Som. AS.
| General Paine and Designer Burgess are
well pleased with the Volunteer.
| Joseph McGrady, saloon keeper, and
| Michael Newman, councilman from ward
of Fall River, Mass, were arraigned in court
today ON charge of abduction and held in
$1,000 for trial next Thursday They were
charged with taking two young women, after
a moonlight excursion, to disreputable
house and OBTAINING them day. They deny
the charge.
The Lawrence Mass board of health has
been attacked by all the local newspaper
and most emphatically charged with negli
| gence The claim is made that it has not attend
ed to its duties as shown by the largely in
creased death rate, yet has expended muci
more money than was spent last year. Ther'
is considerable local indignation.
Mr.. Richard A. Howes of Newton Centre
was found dead in the saloon of circul
train at Newton Highlands. His suddei
death is attributed to the effects of gun
shot wound received in the late war, from
which he had never fully recovered
Dover, N. H., is to be lighted by electricity
The cattle disease is gaining foothold il
Maine.
The Boston lacrosse club is in Canada.
The picnic rioters of August 4th at Wor
cester, Mass, received their punishment OF
Saturday, as follows: Two, 50 and cost
each for drunkenness; Is, IS and costs each
same offence; two, two months house of cor
rection, and one got six months in sam
place.
Secretary Howard has advised the spin
ners of Fall River, instead of permitting
small strikes, to go out en- masse from al
the mills where the work is bad and wage
low.
In 1917 an elephant was killed at Alfred
Me. Now they propose erecting amonumen
in commemoration of the event.
A number of sailors from the U. S. Allan
ia got into an alteration. One, named Lew
is Hollander stabbed Albert Nelson, shiI
mate, inflicting serious wound across til
face and nose and another across the abdo
men.
The steamer Roman was hauled off Shove
full sboal after tightening portion of he
cargo The vessel is leaking but slightly
She will be examined by divers and will pre-
coed to Philadelphia accompanied by stear
tug.
The first Of the the trial races to select
defender of the Americas cup is to be sale
Sept Is over the New York Yacht Club il
side course. Commodore Forbes withdraw
the Puritan, acknowledging the Volunteer t
be better boat.
Two musicians have been captured in Car
ada on the charge of stealing 5000 in Eas
Providence, R. l.
Edward McDermott brutal rough, ser
ously, if not fatally, pounded the chief of til
New Haven, Ct, police. The chief intel
fered about year ago in an attack by Nj
Dermott on another officer and his injurit
are due to McDermott's desire for revenge